On Oct. 5, 1962, the first Bond film, Dr. No, hit theaters. Five decades and 22 films later, the spy has been immortalized as a legendary screen hero. TIME has compiled the most interesting stories, anecdotes and tidbits from the franchise

How James Bond Changed Video Games

James Bond has always created merchandizing mania, whether he’s selling booze, toys, watches — or video games. Especially video games. One of the biggest Bond tie-in products in the franchise’s 50 years is the GoldenEye 007 video/computer game, which went on sale Aug. 25, 1997. It sold more than 2 million copies before 1998 was over, won Game of the Year from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences and helped bring to prominence the first-person-shooter format. But GoldenEye 007 doesn’t take home the prize for First Bond Video Game; that honor goes to 1983’s Atari-friendly James Bond 007.